02-01-2010, 04:38 PM
ryan93 Wrote:Well it turned out to be an interesting day, 3 fairly significant trades. The latest being...
To NYR:
Olli Jokinen
Brandon Prust
To Calgary:
Ales Kotalik
Chris Higgins
Interesting trade, i have no idea what's left on Jokinen's contract, but assuming it's no more than two years (hopefully just one), than i like this move. Kotalik is a talented player who can play the point on the PP, and he has a canon for a shot, but 5-on-5 Tortorella just wouldn't play the guy. He's still owed $6 million over 2 years beyond this season, so it's good to be clear of his contract. As for Higgins, the guy has showed in the past that he can score 20 goals, but for whatever reason he's been snackbitten all season long. To his credit though, it certainly hasn't been for lack of trying, for the most part he's worked hard all season.
I know Jokinen isn't the same player that was putting up 40 goal/90 point seasons in Florida 5 years ago, but the Rangers really didn't give up much to get him, so i think it's worth the risk. Who knows, the guy is still only 31 so maybe he'll rebound playing with a guy like Gaborik. I can only hope...
Apparently this trade is on hold for the time being.
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Jeff
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